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About Bhakurkapa Village

Bhakurkapa is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 427 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakurkapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakurkapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 258.64 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 427
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakurkapa compares

By the 2011 count Bhakurkapa is the 124th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 258.64 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhakurkapa

Bhakurkapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakurkapa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakurkapa from other places

Bhakurkapa lies about 35 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhakurkapa
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 17 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 21 km
Nearest town Mungeli 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Bhakurkapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lormi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhakurkapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakurkapa village had a population of 891. That makes it the 124th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bhakurkapa village has 427 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakurkapa has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhakurkapa is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakurkapa covers 258.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakurkapa falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakurkapa is Kargi Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhakurkapa.

Bhakurkapa is about 35 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakurkapa is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 17 km away. Kargi Road is about 21 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhindpura (2.4 km), Chhirhatta (3.9 km) and Raweli (4.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhakurkapa today is likely to be higher.

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